Wednesday, January 20, 2016

CNN tries to rescue Hillary Clinton campaign...

A hastily scheduled town-hall-style event, announced
Wednesday by CNN and scheduled to take place just one week before the
Iowa caucuses, could be a saving grace for Hillary Clinton, whose
presidential campaign has faced an unexpectedly formidable challenge
from Democratic rival Bernie Sanders.
The prime-time gathering will air Monday at nine P.M., a huge change
from the three debates that the Democratic National Committee scheduled
on inconvenient weekend nights. The odd scheduling and limited number of
debates provoked criticism from Sanders and fellow candidate Martin
O’Malley for giving them inadequate time to make their case to the
American public, especially in comparison to the numerous Republican
debates that have drawn record-breaking numbers of viewers.
Clinton largely abstained from weighing in on the call for more
Democratic debates, prompting accusations that D.N.C. chair Debbie
Wasserman Schultz was strategically scheduling the debates to give
Clinton the best possible chance of coasting to the nomination. (A
town-hall event—which is technically not a debate, since the candidates
do not have to address each other—does not need to be sanctioned by the
D.N.C.)Keep on reading…